Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge By Paul Meybauer Newly Listed shield shaped

shield shaped

slight enamel chipping on D

constructed of brown-painted steel with nickel-silver fittings

TAYLOR 66BN

A Scarce HJ Tinnie

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge By Paul Meybauer Newly Listed shield shaped(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN, measuring 42. 50 mm (w) x 53. 57 mm (h), weighing 35. 0 grams,